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A Study to Find the Factors Affecting the Reduced
Intensity of Po:rag Festival Celebration among the
Mishing Tribes of Assam, India
Mintu Hazarika1
, Iswar Hazarika2,
*, Anju Das3
1
Department of Assamese, OPJS University, Rajgarh, Churu, Rajasthan, India
2
Department of Pharmacology T John College of Pharmacy, Gottigere, Bangalore, India
3
Department of Pharmacology, The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Hongasandra, Bangalore, India
Abstract
Po:rag is a post-harvest festival observed by missing tribe of Assam. Drummers and dancers
from nearby villages are invited to perform with their full potential providing wholesome
entertainment to the venue. Po:rag was celebrated with full pomp and show. However, it has
been seen that the intensity of celebration of Po:rag in the present days is decreasing as
compared to the ancient times. So, our study was designed to study the factors that have
influenced the intensity. Hence, a survey was conducted among the missing community with
some questionnaires prepared with scientific viewpoints to analyze the factors that can
influence the intensity of Po:rag celebration. About 87.66% of the total population believe in
the fact of diminishing intensity of Po:rag celebration. The study also suggested that the major
factor responsible for its diminishing intensity is urbanization, reduced responsibility of
youngsters in social activities, less earnings of the entire community and either scarcity or
expensiveness raw materials used in Po:rag celebrations.
Keywords: Po:rag, Missing, Apong, Assam, survey
INTRODUCTION
Mishing is a tribal community of Assam
belonging to the Mongoloid group—a
multitude of people that followed Austro-
Asiatic races in India [1]. They are one of the
major communities of Assam distributed
among the 9 districts on the bank of
Brahmaputra and her tributaries. Among the
10 districts Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath
Chariali and Sonitpur lies on the Northern
Bank, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar, Jorhat
and Golaghat from the southern bank, whereas
Majuli (largest river island in the world) lies in
the middle of Brahmaputra bank.
Mishing have distinct entities with their
special culture and traditions in Assam [2].
Mishing festivals play a prime role in the
cultural heritage. Among all festivals, the chief
are Ali-ai-ligang and Po:rag. Both the
festivals are celebrated with pomp and
grandeur. As per the Mishing almanac Ali-ai-
ligang is celebrated on the first Wednesday of
the month “Ginmur” or first Wednesday of
Falgun as per Assamese calendar. Literally,
Ali-ai-ligang means first sowing or planting of
roots or seeds where, ‘Ali’ means root, ‘ai’
means seed or fruit and ‘ligang’ means first
sowing or planting.
On the other hand “Po:rag” is a post
harvesting festival of Mishing, which is the
festival of prayers and feast executed with
elaborate program starting on Wednesday
lasting for 5 days. This festival is celebration
is beard by the young adults organizations
called “mimbir ya:me” to appease and get
blessings from the creator, the mother earth
and their fore fathers. It is also called as the
“Nara Singa Bihu”. It is a festival of song and
dances where, both the young boys and girls
put on their traditional dresses and take part in
singing and dancing with the rhythmic beating
of drums. The youth organization makes the
necessary arrangements for the festival, which
a do it in a format called “Daghik”. A grand
feast is organized with large quantities of food
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A Comparative Analysis on Issues Concerning
Euthanasia: Legal, Religious and International Position
Hina Kausar1
, Aakriti Porwal2,
*
Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract
The concept of Euthanasia dates back to the ancient civilization. It basically connotes the
practice of deliberately bringing a person’s life to an end so as to relieve him from
unbearable and never ending pain and suffering. The concept of Euthanasia is highly
debatable. The controversy lies in the question that whether people should be provided aid in
bringing an end to their life, or should they be left alone to bear unbearable pain from an
incurable disease. There have been diverse opinions on the issue of Euthanasia. The
controversy has gained momentum because of the rapid developments in countries like
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Oregon of USA which have legalized Euthanasia. The
concept of Euthanasia gained heights in India, when the Supreme Court legalized passive
euthanasia in the famous case of Aruna Shanbaug. However, the Apex Court clarified that
active Euthanasia is still ‘illegal’ in India, in the absence of any law to the contrary. There
are both have and have-nots; and whether a person should be anti or pro Euthanasia depends
on the ideology of each individual. The legalization of Euthanasia can lead to more open
scrutiny, without any scope of undue harassment of the patient. Until active euthanasia
becomes legal, it will be carried on clandestinely and there will be scope of misuse. Legalizing
active euthanasia and practicing it within the confines of law would work as a magic potion
and make death a blessing, not a tragedy. This paper highlights the concept of euthanasia in
different religious perspectives, its position in various countries, the debate on legalizing it
and present legal position.
Keywords: Suffering, termination, responsibility, right to life, unbearable, freedom
INTRODUCTION
“It is my belief that death is a friend to whom
we should be grateful, for it frees us from the
manifold ills which are our lot.”
(Mahatma Gandhi).
Life is a gift even a painful one is a life at
least. The general presumption is that every
human being is desirous to live and enjoy the
fruits of his life till he lives. However, this
presumption is not beyond debate.
There are certain circumstances where human
beings wish to end their lives by unnatural
means. This happens mostly in the cases
where one is suffering from painful, chronic
and incurable disease.
The intentional termination of patient’s life in
such a situation by an act or omission of
medical care is called euthanasia or mercy
killing [1].
EUTHANASIA: DEFINITIONS
The word euthanasia is derived from Greek: eu
meaning ‘well’, ‘good’ + thanatos meaning
‘death’.
The oxford dictionary defines euthanasia as
the practice of killing without pain a person
who is suffering from a disease that cannot be
cured. The Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
gives a more comprehensive definition and
defines it as the act or practice of ending the
life of an individual suffering from a terminal
illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal
injection or the suspension of extraordinary
medical treatment.
UNDERSTANDING EUTHANASIA
In general it is an act or practice of ending the
life of an individual suffering from a terminal
illness or in an incurable condition by injection
or by suspending extra ordinary medical
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Historical Perspective on Social Justice
Joseph Nkang Ogar, Bassey Samuel Akpan*
Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria
Abstract
From antiquity to date, communal clashes, inter tribal even to global crisis of war is
antecedent by penetration of ill-will, unfair sharing formula of human and natural resources
by a privileged few. This has resulted in high social, economic and political acrimony, hence
the growing calls to reframe the politics of poverty reduction and social protection in
particular, in terms of extending the ‘social contract’ to the poorest groups as people are
getting increasingly aware of injustice. This premise is on the widening gap between the rich
and poor on daily bases. With the increase in awareness, knowledge, technology and the
advent of post-modernist era, the quest for social justice has heightened. All through the era
of Philosophy, Philosophers differ on the definition, and what constitute social justice. Until
now, there is no unifying explanation on what social justice is and consists of. This paper
tends to look into the history of social Justice and different philosophers from different
epochs. It also tried to expose the problems inherent in the definition and what constitute
social justice, and cautioned that complimentary imperative should be employ to curtail
human egoistic tendency that aids social injustice.
Keywords: Social justice, social contract, equality, complimentary reflection.
INTRODUCTION
The idea that 'social contracts' is vital for the
improvement of peoples living condition
should be applauded as an exercise from
rational and moral dispositions. The rise of
social contract talk appears from an attempt in
regularizing and achieving better results in
governmental issues and wealth re-
distributions globally. The social
contractarians are of the opinion that in the
‘state of nature’ human beings came together
in agreement to surrender some of their basic
rights to a sovereignty who will in turn protect
them from oppression or any form of injustice.
This is probably the main reason that births the
formation of civil society. Despite government
formation, it seems as if there is still no lasting
solution to the problem of injustice in our
societies. Down the ages of political thought,
various philosophers have differed on the
concept of social justice. This paper tends to
expose views and expose the problems
inherent in social justice in general.
SOCIAL CONTRACTARIAN
The issue of freedom is the inspiring power
behind the social contract theorist. Numerous
social contract philosophers concurred that in
the state of nature individuals have physical
flexibility, implying that their activities were
not limited, this made them a minimal more
than animals and where slaves to their instincts
and impulses [1]. Humans as of that time had
no legislature and no law to regulate them.
There were hardship, exploitation, war and
injustice in the society [2]. At the height of it,
humans decided to come together to surrender
some of their entitlement and rights to a
sovereign—a sovereign is the voice of the law
and the outright power inside a given state.
The duty of a sovereign is to checkmate the
limitations of individuals in the state and aid
social justice. The first insight into social
contract theory arose in European political
thought in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth
century. Social contract philosophers for
example, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau –
pointed out slightly different views of social
contract theory to distinguish the legitimating
grounds of political power, whereby the
commitments of rulers and subjects are based
on an introduced contract or contracts
identifying with these matters [3]. Social
contract thinking likewise ran past worries
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- 9. It is myprivilege to present the print version of the [Volume 6 Issue 3] in OmniScience: A Multi- disciplinary Journal (OSMJ), 2016.The intension of OSMJ is to create an atmosphere that stimulates vision,researchandgrowthintheareaofOmniscience. Timely publication, honest communication, comprehensive editing and trust with authors and readers have been the hallmark of our journals. STM Journals provide a platform for scholarly research articles to be published in journals of international standards. STM journals strive to publish qualitypaperinrecordtime,makingitaleaderinserviceandbusiness offerings. The aim and scope of STM Journals is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high level learning, teaching andresearchinalltheScience,TechnologyandMedicaldomains. Finally, I express my sincere gratitude to our Editorial/ Reviewer board, Authors and publication team for their continued support and invaluable contributions and suggestions in the form of authoring write-ups/reviewing and providing constructive comments for the advancement of the journals.With regards to their due continuous support and co-operation, we have been able to publish qualityResearch/Reviewsfindingsfor our customersbase. Ihopeyouwillenjoyreadingthisissue andwewelcomeyourfeedbackonanyaspectof theJournal. Dr.ArchanaMehrotra ManagingDirector STM Journals Director's Desk STM JOURNALS
- 10. 1. Up AgainstOdds: The Story of an Indian Researcher Hardev Singh Virk 1 2. A Study to Find the Factors Affecting the Reduced Intensity of Po:rag Festival Celebration among the Mishing Tribes of Assam, India Mintu Hazarika, Iswar Hazarika, Anju Das 5 3. A Study of Vocational Aspiration of Adolescents in Relation to their Socio-economic Status among Adolescents Jipsy Chopra 11 4. A Comparative Analysis on Issues Concerning Euthanasia: Legal, Religious and International Position Hina Kausar, Aakriti Porwal 15 5. People Perspective about Evolving, Brains of Givers or Takers! Priyavrat Thareja 24 6. Assessment of Collection Development Practices in Afe Babalola University Library, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria Williams–Ilemobola Olajumoke, Oriogu, Chuks Daniel 33 7. Historical Perspective on Social Justice Joseph Nkang Ogar, Bassey Samuel Akpan 39 ContentsOmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal
- 11. OSMJ (2016) 1-4© STM Journals 2016. All Rights Reserved Page 1 OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal ISSN: 2231-0398(online), ISSN: 2347-9949(print) Volume 6, Issue 3 www.stmjournals.com Up Against Odds: The Story of an Indian Researcher Hardev Singh Virk* Visiting Professor, SGGS World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India Abstract The story of an Indian researcher is the scientific journey of a rural youth who tops in high school and is motivated by his teachers to study science. It depicts his fight against all odds to carry out his research activity in India after his training abroad. It is written to inspire other young Indian scientists who face the dilemma of working in India after their training in world class universities in Europe or America. It is a personal appraisal of author's own research. Keywords: Marie Curie University, particle physics, L-meson, geochronology, ICTP, radiation damage annealing, earthquake prediction, radon, nanotechnology INTRODUCTION I was born in a small village Majhiwala Bhuler, in Faisalabad (then Layalpur) district of Punjab (United India) in August 1941, but my school teacher recorded it as 23 February 1942, as in our rural areas, no birth registers were maintained. I was admitted to Primary School of Kamo Ke Mandi, district Gujranwala, in March 1947, the year India was partitioned into 2 countries, India and Pakistan. I have vivid memories of days of Partition, our migration to Indian Punjab and settling down in a village, Chhokran, near Malerkotla. My schooling started in a one teacher Primary School at village Lassoi in 1948, with hardly any infrastructure for teaching and learning. Learning was by rote and I mastered all the texts. I topped in Government High School Malerkotla (1957) and opted to study science (non-medical group) on the advice of my Headmaster. My interest and faith in science grew after reading a popular science book “The Universe and Dr. Einstein” by Lincoln Barnett, awarded to me for scoring second position in First Year of College Physics. I was so fascinated by the Theory of Relativity and Cosmology that Einstein became my role model in life. During M.Sc. at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) (1961–63), I became interested in Metaphysics as well as history and philosophy of science. After my master degree (M.Sc.) in physics, my interest shifted to the study of elementary particles due to motivation of Prof. P.S. Gill, an authority in cosmic ray studies at AMU Aligarh. When I started teaching in Punjabi University, Patiala in 1965, my favourite subjects were theory of relativity and particle physics including cosmic rays. RESEARCH TRAINING AND RETURN TO INDIA My research career started in 1970 when I was selected as a ‘Boursier’ (Scholar) of the French Government to pursue my doctoral research in Marie Curie University of Paris under Professor Max Morand in Particle Physics. Our group was working on nuclear emulsions exposed to proton beams at CERN (Geneva) and Fermi lab at Batavia. My passion to find a new particle or a resonance in high-energy nuclear interactions was so great that I started working round the clock in my laboratory. For two years, I worked in perfect isolation and got frustrated in my research pursuits. A visit to Rutherford Laboratory in Cambridge in April 1972 brought me on the right track and I submitted my doctoral thesis rejecting the hypothesis of L-meson put forward by my own research supervisor, Tsai Chu. My research career has been quite eventful but I bade good-bye to Particle Physics after failing to discover a new particle proposed by Tsai Chu. I returned to India in 1972 to teach in Physics Department of Punjabi University, Patiala. During the seventies, India had no high-energy
- 12. OSMJ (2016) 5-10© STM Journals 2016. All Rights Reserved Page 5 OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal ISSN: 2231-0398(online), ISSN: 2347-9949(print) Volume 6, Issue 3 www.stmjournals.com A Study to Find the Factors Affecting the Reduced Intensity of Po:rag Festival Celebration among the Mishing Tribes of Assam, India Mintu Hazarika1 , Iswar Hazarika2, *, Anju Das3 1 Department of Assamese, OPJS University, Rajgarh, Churu, Rajasthan, India 2 Department of Pharmacology T John College of Pharmacy, Gottigere, Bangalore, India 3 Department of Pharmacology, The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Hongasandra, Bangalore, India Abstract Po:rag is a post-harvest festival observed by missing tribe of Assam. Drummers and dancers from nearby villages are invited to perform with their full potential providing wholesome entertainment to the venue. Po:rag was celebrated with full pomp and show. However, it has been seen that the intensity of celebration of Po:rag in the present days is decreasing as compared to the ancient times. So, our study was designed to study the factors that have influenced the intensity. Hence, a survey was conducted among the missing community with some questionnaires prepared with scientific viewpoints to analyze the factors that can influence the intensity of Po:rag celebration. About 87.66% of the total population believe in the fact of diminishing intensity of Po:rag celebration. The study also suggested that the major factor responsible for its diminishing intensity is urbanization, reduced responsibility of youngsters in social activities, less earnings of the entire community and either scarcity or expensiveness raw materials used in Po:rag celebrations. Keywords: Po:rag, Missing, Apong, Assam, survey INTRODUCTION Mishing is a tribal community of Assam belonging to the Mongoloid group—a multitude of people that followed Austro- Asiatic races in India [1]. They are one of the major communities of Assam distributed among the 9 districts on the bank of Brahmaputra and her tributaries. Among the 10 districts Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath Chariali and Sonitpur lies on the Northern Bank, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar, Jorhat and Golaghat from the southern bank, whereas Majuli (largest river island in the world) lies in the middle of Brahmaputra bank. Mishing have distinct entities with their special culture and traditions in Assam [2]. Mishing festivals play a prime role in the cultural heritage. Among all festivals, the chief are Ali-ai-ligang and Po:rag. Both the festivals are celebrated with pomp and grandeur. As per the Mishing almanac Ali-ai- ligang is celebrated on the first Wednesday of the month “Ginmur” or first Wednesday of Falgun as per Assamese calendar. Literally, Ali-ai-ligang means first sowing or planting of roots or seeds where, ‘Ali’ means root, ‘ai’ means seed or fruit and ‘ligang’ means first sowing or planting. On the other hand “Po:rag” is a post harvesting festival of Mishing, which is the festival of prayers and feast executed with elaborate program starting on Wednesday lasting for 5 days. This festival is celebration is beard by the young adults organizations called “mimbir ya:me” to appease and get blessings from the creator, the mother earth and their fore fathers. It is also called as the “Nara Singa Bihu”. It is a festival of song and dances where, both the young boys and girls put on their traditional dresses and take part in singing and dancing with the rhythmic beating of drums. The youth organization makes the necessary arrangements for the festival, which a do it in a format called “Daghik”. A grand feast is organized with large quantities of food stuffs and drinks (apong) are arranged in
- 13. OSMJ (2016) 11-14© STM Journals 2016. All Rights Reserved Page 11 OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal ISSN: 2231-0398(online), ISSN: 2347-9949(print) Volume 6, Issue 3 www.stmjournals.com A Study of Vocational Aspiration of Adolescents in Relation to their Socio-economic Status among Adolescents Jipsy Chopra* Department of Education, Amity Institute of Education, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Abstract The study investigates vocational aspiration of adolescents in relation to their socio-economic status among adolescents in Ferozepur, Punjab area. The study used descriptive survey design targeting three schools, from which 200 students were selected from each schools using simple random sampling. Data was used using questionnaire. Simple percentage and frequency count were used to analyze data obtained. From the study, it was clear that the environment and in relation to that, socio economic status has direct impact on vocational aspiration of students. Keywords: Vocational, aspiration, socio economic status INTRODUCTION Education is considered to be an instrument for development of human resources. According to Kothari Commission (1964–66), ‘In the kind of society in which we will be living increasingly in the coming years, a complete separation between educational and vocational education will not only be undesirable but also impossible’. Dissatisfaction with existing system of education is almost universal. We will have to develop the kind of human being who will be equipped to maintain and improve free society. Which stream is to be chosen is very important at senior secondary stage. The decision that they take plays significant role in shaping the future of the student. No two individuals are alike. They may have similarities on one or other points. Yet they are to differ from one another. Court (1925) emphasized that occupation is very much related to social factors. So, vocational aspiration and socio- economic status may be going to play an important role in joining a particular stream. SAMPLE OF STUDY The sample consisted of two hundred adolescents in secondary schools of Ferozepur. For this study, two hundred students are classified into two categories science and arts stream. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM A study of vocational aspiration of adolescents in relation to their socio-economic status among adolescents. OBJECTIVES 1. To study the vocational aspiration of adolescents of science and arts stream. 2. To study the socio-economic status of adolescents of science and arts stream. 3. To find out the difference in the vocational aspiration of adolescents of science and arts stream. 4. To find out the difference in socio- economic status of adolescents of science and arts stream. 5. To study the relation of socio-economic status and vocational aspiration of adolescents. 6. To find out the difference in socio- economic status and vocational aspiration of adolescents of +2 class. HYPOTHESIS Directed towards the objectives of the study, the following hypotheses have been formulated for verification:
- 14. OSMJ (2016) 15-23© STM Journals 2016. All Rights Reserved Page 15 OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal ISSN: 2231-0398(online), ISSN: 2347-9949(print) Volume 6, Issue 3 www.stmjournals.com A Comparative Analysis on Issues Concerning Euthanasia: Legal, Religious and International Position Hina Kausar1 , Aakriti Porwal2, * Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India Abstract The concept of Euthanasia dates back to the ancient civilization. It basically connotes the practice of deliberately bringing a person’s life to an end so as to relieve him from unbearable and never ending pain and suffering. The concept of Euthanasia is highly debatable. The controversy lies in the question that whether people should be provided aid in bringing an end to their life, or should they be left alone to bear unbearable pain from an incurable disease. There have been diverse opinions on the issue of Euthanasia. The controversy has gained momentum because of the rapid developments in countries like Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Oregon of USA which have legalized Euthanasia. The concept of Euthanasia gained heights in India, when the Supreme Court legalized passive euthanasia in the famous case of Aruna Shanbaug. However, the Apex Court clarified that active Euthanasia is still ‘illegal’ in India, in the absence of any law to the contrary. There are both have and have-nots; and whether a person should be anti or pro Euthanasia depends on the ideology of each individual. The legalization of Euthanasia can lead to more open scrutiny, without any scope of undue harassment of the patient. Until active euthanasia becomes legal, it will be carried on clandestinely and there will be scope of misuse. Legalizing active euthanasia and practicing it within the confines of law would work as a magic potion and make death a blessing, not a tragedy. This paper highlights the concept of euthanasia in different religious perspectives, its position in various countries, the debate on legalizing it and present legal position. Keywords: Suffering, termination, responsibility, right to life, unbearable, freedom INTRODUCTION “It is my belief that death is a friend to whom we should be grateful, for it frees us from the manifold ills which are our lot.” (Mahatma Gandhi). Life is a gift even a painful one is a life at least. The general presumption is that every human being is desirous to live and enjoy the fruits of his life till he lives. However, this presumption is not beyond debate. There are certain circumstances where human beings wish to end their lives by unnatural means. This happens mostly in the cases where one is suffering from painful, chronic and incurable disease. The intentional termination of patient’s life in such a situation by an act or omission of medical care is called euthanasia or mercy killing [1]. EUTHANASIA: DEFINITIONS The word euthanasia is derived from Greek: eu meaning ‘well’, ‘good’ + thanatos meaning ‘death’. The oxford dictionary defines euthanasia as the practice of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be cured. The Stedman’s Medical Dictionary gives a more comprehensive definition and defines it as the act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. UNDERSTANDING EUTHANASIA In general it is an act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or in an incurable condition by injection or by suspending extra ordinary medical treatment in order to free him of intolerable
- 15. OSMJ (2016) 24-32©STM Journals 2016. All Rights Reserved Page 24 OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal ISSN: 2231-0398(online), ISSN: 2347-9949(print) Volume 6, Issue 3 www.stmjournals.com People Perspective about Evolving, Brains of Givers or Takers! Priyavrat Thareja* Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, GNA University, Phagwara, Punjab, India Abstract The psychobiologist’s classification of left brained and right brained people advices how the stimulus may be designed for ensuring the growth of each type, or, as to how each may be taught or what vocation be prescribed for them. Viz. the right brained people were seen to venture more into artistic pursuits and being less analytical might face learning problems. On the other hand the left or digital brained people are more inside out–growing out, setting up things as they perceive or in short–demanding (takers) and so on. This paper makes an account of the three ways of classification of people, and their integration, if any, to allow them to progress towards excellence. If excellence is the objective, the various inputs should be well aligned to process them to consummation. The attributes must be put to right uses which are possibly functions of the people types to derive the best performance out of people system. Keywords: AUM model for evolution, Deming, Juran, Customer, fitness of quality SETTING UP A STAGE FOR PEOPLE CLASSIFICATION We classify the people from several directions viz. from their nature of sponsorship in the society – some are givers and other takers (suckers). From the way they conduct their life cycle process - the ones who only grow, and others who evolve; and biologically, where some are left brained and others may be right brained. These classification may not be made with any preference or bias. But an understanding of the same is likely to facilitate as to how the people of various types be handled by say a teacher in class or in HRM (human resource management). The three types of people (with two splits in each of these) are likely to show many permutations. The possible set of traits, from the three classified types as discussed above, are distributed as schematically shown in Figure 1. To read their permutations one could progress as the hand of a clock, moving out from the centre, and thus the various sets of competencies may be read.
- 16. OSMJ (2016) 33-38© STM Journals 2016. All Rights Reserved Page 33 OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal ISSN: 2231-0398(online), ISSN: 2347-9949(print) Volume 6, Issue 3 www.stmjournals.com Assessment of Collection Development Practices in Afe Babalola University Library, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria Williams–Ilemobola Olajumoke*, Oriogu, Chuks Daniel College of Law Library, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria Abstract Collection development is a vital aspect of the library function, which greatly contributes to the availability and adequacy of resources. The study investigates the assessment of collection development practices in Afe Babalola University Library. The study adopted a survey research design. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study, and descriptive statistical method was used in analyzing the data collected. The finding shows that purchase and donation are the major source of acquisition of materials. It was discovered that the University Librarian and the Founder mostly acquire the materials in the library. The finding also revealed that there is no laid down policy for acquisition of materials. The selection method mostly used are vendor’s list and librarian’s link. Finally, the study revealed that fund is the major impediment for the acquisition of resources. The study, therefore, recommend that university management should allocate more fund to the library in order to improve and even distribute its collection. Keywords: Acquisition, collection development practice, Afe Babalola University Library INTRODUCTION Collection development in any academic library is a vital process that will enable librarians to have a clear understanding of the nature and progress of information resources available in the library. Therein, to have a good and functional library, there is a need for academic institutions to build a balanced collection of different areas of subjects relevant to the parent institution. Collection development is tantamount to the institution's growth. Therefore, collection development is the process of building the information materials in the library to meet the needs of its potential users. In academic libraries, collection development has been a fundamental process of planning and acquiring a balanced collection of library materials in various formats, including books, digital resources, periodicals, electronic resources, etc. Succinctly, most academic libraries in Nigeria are confronted with the problem of inadequate budget, and this, therefore, makes it very impossible for them to acquire new materials in the library. As a result, this fact, libraries are therefore left with irrelevant and outdated materials, which come to the library through unsolicited gifts and donations. It is very disheartening to note that such materials, which ought to have been weeded, are still lying comfortably on the library shelves. Therein, this study investigates the assessment of collection development practices in Afe Babalola University Library. BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Afe Babalola University is a privately owned university established in 2009 in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The university operates general and college-based libraries with functional and standard electronic library. The libraries have a mandate to acquire print and non-print resources to meet the objective of its parent institution. Also, there is an effective wireless internet connection available everywhere on campus that makes it easier to access the electronic library through the user’s password without being physically present in the library. The collections house in the
- 17. OSMJ (2016) 39-46© STM Journals 2016. All Rights Reserved Page 1 OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal ISSN: 2231-0398(online), ISSN: 2347-9949(print) Volume 6, Issue 3 www.stmjournals.com Historical Perspective on Social Justice Joseph Nkang Ogar, Bassey Samuel Akpan* Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria Abstract From antiquity to date, communal clashes, inter tribal even to global crisis of war is antecedent by penetration of ill-will, unfair sharing formula of human and natural resources by a privileged few. This has resulted in high social, economic and political acrimony, hence the growing calls to reframe the politics of poverty reduction and social protection in particular, in terms of extending the ‘social contract’ to the poorest groups as people are getting increasingly aware of injustice. This premise is on the widening gap between the rich and poor on daily bases. With the increase in awareness, knowledge, technology and the advent of post-modernist era, the quest for social justice has heightened. All through the era of Philosophy, Philosophers differ on the definition, and what constitute social justice. Until now, there is no unifying explanation on what social justice is and consists of. This paper tends to look into the history of social Justice and different philosophers from different epochs. It also tried to expose the problems inherent in the definition and what constitute social justice, and cautioned that complimentary imperative should be employ to curtail human egoistic tendency that aids social injustice. Keywords: Social justice, social contract, equality, complimentary reflection. INTRODUCTION The idea that 'social contracts' is vital for the improvement of peoples living condition should be applauded as an exercise from rational and moral dispositions. The rise of social contract talk appears from an attempt in regularizing and achieving better results in governmental issues and wealth re- distributions globally. The social contractarians are of the opinion that in the ‘state of nature’ human beings came together in agreement to surrender some of their basic rights to a sovereignty who will in turn protect them from oppression or any form of injustice. This is probably the main reason that births the formation of civil society. Despite government formation, it seems as if there is still no lasting solution to the problem of injustice in our societies. Down the ages of political thought, various philosophers have differed on the concept of social justice. This paper tends to expose views and expose the problems inherent in social justice in general. SOCIAL CONTRACTARIAN The issue of freedom is the inspiring power behind the social contract theorist. Numerous social contract philosophers concurred that in the state of nature individuals have physical flexibility, implying that their activities were not limited, this made them a minimal more than animals and where slaves to their instincts and impulses [1]. Humans as of that time had no legislature and no law to regulate them. There were hardship, exploitation, war and injustice in the society [2]. At the height of it, humans decided to come together to surrender some of their entitlement and rights to a sovereign—a sovereign is the voice of the law and the outright power inside a given state. The duty of a sovereign is to checkmate the limitations of individuals in the state and aid social justice. The first insight into social contract theory arose in European political thought in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century. Social contract philosophers for example, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau – pointed out slightly different views of social contract theory to distinguish the legitimating grounds of political power, whereby the commitments of rulers and subjects are based on an introduced contract or contracts identifying with these matters [3]. Social contract thinking likewise ran past worries with setting up the true legitimate reason for
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